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<strong>Subject:</strong><br />Honest advice for OOR girls<br /><br /> Poster Message:
Please understand that when people say "out of state" it doesn't necessarily mean they are talking about far out of state. Out of state usually refers to girls coming in from nearby southern states, TN, AL, GA, LA, and even FL. Yes states like KY, SC, TX, VA, and NC are in the south but are considered a gray area because honestly, if you are driving 8-14 hours to come to State it's not really the same as the other girls. And then we have far out of state, known as out of region girls from the north, midwest, west coast... If you are an out of region girl please don't be offended or upset when all the top houses cut you. There are way too many girls with in house connections through hs and camps all trying to pull their friends in. Great girls with strong resumes and attitudes will be completely overlooked because it's a numbers game. Please please please don't take it personally!! Instead, keep an open mind, don't put the non top houses below the line, and don't take cuts personally. You WILL find a home here at MSU. Please don't get caught up in the tiers. Recruitment for you is very different than recruitment for everyone else. Maximize your chances. Let me say that again... MAXIMIZE YOUR CHAMCES. Chi Omega, Delta Gamma, Kappa Delta, and Phi Mu (alphabetical order) take 1-4 out of region girls every year. Think about that. Of the 80 bids handed out, just 2 may be to out of region girls, and those 2 have inside ppl helping them or they havea very unique hook. Many of the OOR girls are devastated when they only have 2 houses left on philanthropy day because they dropped other houses early on. First day cuts are GPA, recs and reps. (Yes, some houses do still require recs) If you don't have 20+ from those 4 houses following you rn, then you are not highly sought after and you will be dropped after day 2 or 3. Now reread this post and think on it. You need to do what's best for you. There are great girls in every house. I'm trying to point these things out so you go in with your eyes open and you have a realistic plan and expectations. MSU is amazing and I would like everyone to have an amazing recruitment experience.